Recently, economists in Korea have been voicing the same concerns: Korea is experiencing stagflation. 'Stagflation' is a combination of the terms 'stagnation' (economic recession) and 'inflation' (a decline in the value of money) and refers to a state in which inflation occur

The James Webb Space Telescope is currently overhauling the observation records set by GN-z11, which was formerly designated as 'the oldest galaxy' by the astronomical community. GN-z11 was discovered using the Hubble Space Telescope in the Ursa Major constellation in 2015. However, when the

Agust - The August Seoul Floods···the cause of accident is climate changeIn a single day, an immense amount of heavy rainfall fell on Seoul, with Dongjak-gu recording 381.5mm of rainfall. This is the most amount of rainfall ever recorded in all 105 years of Seoul's weather recording history sinc

Do you know about 'Pachinko'? Have you ever thought of Pachinko as gambling or game? Contrary to this popular perception, Pachinko was a tool which was owed livelihood of Koreans. The drama Pachinko deals with Zainichi, who is treated like gambling machine in Japan. Who is Zainichi? In a bro

Today, OTT market is hot. As Korea raised OTT battlefield, following global OTT, It seems the market faced ‘OTT warring states period’. OTT service became popular as outside activities decreased due to COVID-19. Previously, viewers had strong awareness that “broadcasting had to watch through TV”. Bu

Recently, discussions on whether NFT is included in the virtual asset category are hot. Finance minister Hong Nam-ki said, "We are reviewing whether NFT is included in virtual assets because there is controversy and there is a demand to include it," adding, "It is not a virtual asset at the moment."

January - That controversy began when one picture, letter of consolation, was posted on online community. The letter said, "There will be many hardships in life, but you have to win this much," and "Clean up hard when it snows." Some internet users who

‘If Kimchi was out of existence, how can I eat tasty?’ This is the first line of the ‘Kimchi theme song’ by Gwangtae Jung. For a while, we forgot this song in our memories, but why it comes to mind suddenly? China claims that it is the originator of Korean traditional food ‘Kimchi’, clothes, song, e

Having a baby after a marriage is said to be a gift from heaven. Life is precious, and giving birth to a child who resembles the loving parents is priceless. Sadly, it has been common for children to be subjected to terrible violence. The ‘Jeong-in incident’ where parents who adopted 16-month-old Je

As untact society is growing, new types of SNS scam are rising fast. Phishing scam has occurred to revitalize used product these days. Also a new word appeared: ‘romance scam’. It is a new method of scamming. Perpetrators approach their victim with goodwill and strong belief. Next, they demand money

Last February, the Korean movie Space Sweepers was released. These days, not only people’s daily life, but also the movie industry goes through tough times because of COVID-19. It remains that Space Sweepers was a box office hit with movie goers. Space Sweepers is the work of director Jo Sung-hee, w

In February 2020, a poster that criticizes radioactive safety of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was affixed on the wall of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. Japan responded it sensitively. Yoshihide Suga who was Chief Cabinet Secretary at that time said "It shouldn't happen" and the Japanese co

Last October, the manager of Korean restaurant Hanilkwan was bitten by the dog of a famous singer and died. Likewise, a woman was bitten by a famous actor's dog and passed away in May. The National Fire Agency reported that 1,566 people were taken to hospital bitten by dogs in 2019. Seol Chae-hy

Have you ever heard of 'Fast Fashion'? Fast fashion has short lead time than general fashion to release clothes as soon as possible. A lead time means a time from design to sale. The average lead-time of general fashion is three months, but the average lead-time of fast fashion is five weeks

Have you heard of Jew? You may know that they are very intelligent race and a believer in Judaism. Actually, they are only 0.2 percent of worldwide people but have 22 percent of an all-time Novel prize laureate. Albert Einstein, Bill Gates(MS), Mark Elliot Zuckerberg(Facebook), Larry Page and Sergey

Recently, an internal fast food company launched a vegetable burger. It led attention by promoting it as a "miracle that tastes like meat without meat”. Some people responded positively, because they thought it means change the cognition of vegetarianism in Korea. In 2018, year-on-year sales increas

Jackson Pollock is a pioneer in abstract expressionist art and is known as an action-painting artist. He became an artist following his brother whom is regarded as a father. Jackson Pollock learns painting while doing chores in a teacher’s home. There are many stories about Jackson Pollock, but we a

As the Coronavirus has spread worldwide, hatred against Asians has also spread throughout the world. Racist crimes targeting Asians have increased in western countries, including the United States, Europe, and Canada. Once after Donald Trump publicly referred to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus” on hi

Copyright is the right granted to creators to own and protect their works. The copyright law aims to protect the rights of creators and similar rights, while authorizing the fair use of their works. Also, it contributes to continued creativity, development of culture, and related industries. Works i

How do you, readers, relieve stress in your daily lives? I think most people will relieve stress by enjoying karaoke, cafe, or PC room and meeting with friends. Recently, there have been many attempts to turn computer games, called E-sports, around the world into a sports culture. The so-called E-Sp